As the armies established their bivouac on Friday night, a wicked storm swept in with wind gusts reported at 71 mph. One of the vehicles zipping around the Captain's Book Shoppe bookselling tent was a Kübelwagen.

"INSECT CONTROL AN AID TO THE WAR EFFORT" (Year 1939) "Now, in time of war, the need for maximum production of foods and fibers and for protection of those already produced makes insect control more important than ever before.

This Captain's Log entry highlights what can go wrong when no one opts to scrutinize what they have.

Publishers occasionally use artistic license...

Wise book dragons enjoy flirting with the dangers of collecting but avoid being consumed by their treasures.

Bookstores deal in obvious secrets. Cookbooks [food & drink] along with sci-fi/fantasy are some of the books that people hunt and trade.

Since Hercules, the age-old question about addressing good and evil drips into dragon evolution.

I discovered that some Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition (5e) books have an intriguing storyline. Hoard of the Dragon Queen is about alliances.

Book browsing in Mainz Germany. The birthplace of the Gutenberg Bible. A story of terrain over time.

Bookselling is a lot like soldiering. Each person's experience is a bit different. Just as every veteran's combat experience differs, each bookseller's adventures also vary. Why some soldiers survive, while others perished is an age-old question pondered by each generation, similar to why some booksellers make it and others don't.